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[reloaded85 (#40623)]

 Are you satisfied with the ending? *Spoilers*

[Caddberry (#27690)]

and reloaded85 Next time put a spoiler warning in the thread title when you discuss a series.. I did it this time..

Yes I was totally satisfied with the ending..

I was really happy when Mitsuki wound up with Narumi.. I felt like she totally deserved it, and .. Well really.. I liked Mitsuki a lot from the beginning.. So yeah.. I was Really happy with the ending.. I dont think it could have ended on a better note.

[reloaded85 (#40623)]

I liked how they ended it

[Caddberry (#27690)]

Re: I liked how they ended it

[Bebop (#48738)]

im happy with the ending. i felt like haruka had drifted away from mitsuki and narumi but she was still in their hearts. im also happy about mitsuki and narumi being together at the end. i love happy endings

[DarkCntry (#45489)]

I'm torn on the ending, it ended with a natural feeling to it, but it just ended a little too abruptly. I mean yes, we get to know that Haruka did write her book, Akane did get into major swimming events, but we never get the path that leads there...it's a large and bleak gap, and to totally ignore Mitsuki and Takayuki's relationship's future didn't help too much in making it feel overall complete as an ending. Take for example the game, obvious Mitsuki ending results in her reading the story that Haruka wrote to her and Takayuki's child with tears in her eyes. I feel that that would've been a more closing story, to show they all moved on and accomplished what they all desired, which is what the title is...The Eternity You Desire.

I mean I've said it time and time again, the strength of Haruka to let go of her past to embrace her future is the ultimate reward of it. To allow her childhood to be finished and to move onto adulthood.

Plus you get the feeling of devotion between Takayuki and Mitsuki, the fact that she stuck besides him despite the obvious pain it was causing her, and to have Takayuki's painful decision of keeping a promise or to follow his heart. It made each of the characters flesh out differently than the course of the anime.

I'm just a bit confused over the story Haruka wrote, is it a pen-name or a married name? They just left too many loose ends with it to give it a complete closure to the story, they did a great job at closing everyone's relationship problems, but the story still lives on...

[Kat (#37595)]

Not me..

[anime_is_the_best (#41920)]

im super satisfied watched the ending like 5 times i dont kno y but everyone who watches this anime will enter like a 1 week depression or longer

[vicious (#32847)]

i'm happy with the ending but i feel sorrow for haruka

[anime_is_the_best (#41920)]

we all feel for haruka but if takayauki stayed wit haruka just so she can heal faster thats even worse.

[Kat (#37595)]

Yeah you know what...that had me thinking..in my subtitled version Taka told Haruka about Hayase.. "When I see her again, i want to heal her wounds...even if we have to be together" WHAT?? that makes no sense. He said it like it was a chore? Could it be he just wanted to be with her to try and mend all the damage he did to her over the years and try and return her love? He obviously loved Haruka as well seeing that he cried with his goodbyes and felt he owed something to Hayase..Just a thought. It could be he felt two different loves.

[Bebop (#48738)]

i still think the ending was ok and i enjoyed watching all the anime. although it would be nice to watch it in english subtitles

[DarkCntry (#45489)]

[moonlightangel (#46423)]

Re: Not me..

[Freddy C (#31563)]

in one word: yes.

but the thing is, i wouldn't have mind whichever way it finished, even if it was a "then he/she woke up and it was all a dream" ending. for me, apart from a comedy ending, or a totally surreal ending (like they got warpped into hell and all died) nothign can screw things up, it was perfectly set up.

[Armada (#16553)]

I'm sorry for dragging up an old thread, but after watching this all in one sitting (I usually watch 2 episodes a day for things, but I was just hooked after episode 2), I was compelled to come here and discuss what I thought of the ending.

Personally I think Takayuki should have ended up with Haruka for several reasons. Mainly because they were together to start with, and they seemed to love each other very much. Although Mitsuki did help him recover after the accident, it felt as though she was taking advantage of his heartbreak to be with him.

If Mitsuki hadn't stopped Takayuki to buy her a ring (which she wore until they broke up), the accident might never had happened. Lets also remember that she did cheat on him for Shinji at one point. And it just seems right that Haruka should have stayed with him.

I also didn't like how he left the restaurant. He was happy working there, and I was hoping that he didn't leave. Alas you can't always get what you want, and everyone started a new life. Harukas first book seemed strangely like how it all began..

Brilliant series and I loved every minute of it. It almost had me crying at some points where I didn't expect things to happen (and I'm male), I really do hope it gets licensed and released sometime in the next few years, it will be on the top of my 'to buy' list.

[Caddberry (#27690)]

Welcome to the boards!

[JackVance (#53195)]

Absolutely beautiful anime. I was satisfied by the end, except for the fact that it wasn't made too clear that they did end up together. I would've liked to see Hayase and Takayuki live together, if only for a little while to see how it went. But it was good that those two ended up together. Remember that it was hinted in the first episode that he started dating Haruka only for Hayase's sake! It would've felt contrived and fake if he had chosen Haruka. Anyways, I'm off to linger in this delightfull feeling of depression now

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

I hope I'm not too late in posting this. I just finished the series this morning.

I loved how it ended. I loved how Narumi chose to be with Mitsuki in the end. I really think she deserves this happy ending. What angered me though was when Mitsuki made out with Shinji. I'm not angry with her. I'm angry with Shinji. When you treat a woman like how Narumi treated Mitsuki, they end up depressed and do silly things. It's a miracle she didn't break down earlier and lose her mind. She really is strong.

I'm angry with Shinji because, he took advantage of the situation and had sex with Mitsuki. He was two-timing. He was dating his friend in uni, and at the same time having the hots for Mitsuki. What a downright rotten skunk! Having said that, this was a turning point in the story, it made Mitsuki realize that there can be no one other than Narumi, and Shinji realize that it's time for him to give it up and stick to the girl he was chasing in school. It also made him give that pep talk to Narumi that helped wake him up (as well as dishing out some well-deserved punches).

Well, overall, I think it couldn't have ended any better. Mitsuki and Narumi really belong together. It's just that the journey to get to this ending has been really rough, and following the trio through the story left me emotionally drained. But what a ride. I absolutely love this story.

[Furythree (#66272)]

what ive noticed with this is that everyone thinks the ending is really important, but what really makes this series great is the middle, how everything got to the end, what happened and all the emotional buildup. i agree with freddy c, when u think about it, it doesnt matter how it ended, we keep choosing between haruka and mistuki, but the reason its hard is because that theyre both equally good. if hed gone with haruka, that wudve followed what was suggested in the story esp since he neglected mistsuki and focused on haruka, but then the significance of the book wudve been neglected and the scene with the nurse having a drink with him. but since he went with mistuki..personally i wanted him to go with her at the beginining cause he orignally hinted that he liked her and only went out with haruka only cause i guess for mistukis sake and he didnt wanna hurt haruka (ive actualli been in this situation b4 and have done that once..in the end both of us realised it shudnt have been) BUT subsequently the middle part of the story made mistuki pitiful and that is the point where every1 dislikes her and 70% of ppl prefered haruka. u must remember that he originally didnt like haruka (awkward relationship remember?) and also even though it was a promise and everything, i guess this cud be a fault in the story, it was made for us to percieve a pitying view of haruka and this was conveyed through narumi where he feels guilty and that its a "responsibilty" and "promise".

but then AGAIN, if this had not been so, had we not felt that pity towards haruka, there wud be no emotional trauma that wud make KGNE the rollercoaster that we know. so i guess faults are good in that sense. we wudnt have seen the significance of the book and we wudnt have learnt that valuable underlying lesson/message about decision making (how hard it is) and saying goodbye *wipes tears away from eyes..passes the tissue box on*

also on another note, during the process of mistki breaking down, i was biting my nails everytime she walked on the street or stood on the balcony, i kept expecting her to commit suicide or get hit by a car or something in her dazed state *whew* and the bit with sleeping with the guy/shinji i was totally expecting and dreading that, it was horryfying..this is coming from a guy whose tolerence of EXTREME hentai is unbreakable..i kept getting graphic images of her in my head..in what wud be best described as "unknowingly violated at her intoxicated will" from the point of view of the guy doing her (have we noticed how this anime has uneccesary sex scenes or suggested ones? her undressing for him the first time was sudden and unecesary to convey the idea). and from this ive learnt FinallY why women make such a big deal about love making and that its something treasurable not trivial as it is for guys (im being generic).

all in all i disliked the character progression of mistuki and that influenced my liking for the ending....the misleading thoughts that haruka actually meant something and then him ending up with mitsuki was too sudden (actualli bits of this anime lingered and then skimmed over other bits suddenly). im surprised at how everyone seems to be satistfied with the ending or doesnt mind it....at least they shudve shown more of what happened after (but ive noticed many animes use this "vague ending" "technique"....if we accept it then it wont be that big a deal anymore)

anyway, i shudve watched this earlier so i cudve discussed it with u guys, but the description of the anime on this site isnt very good, it doesnt tell of any significance to the amazing plot and makes it seem like "ye olde romance anime". its more like a summary of the first 5 mins of epsiode one than anything.....stick or watever if ur reading this can i rewrite the description for this anime?...in fact im very dissatisfied with some descriptions (or lack thereof) for some of these animes on this site

[Shikama (#66793)]

" u must remember that he originally didnt like haruka (awkward relationship remember?)"

Small correction there. He was originally unsure of whether he liked Haruka. In the second episode, the akwardness is gone, they are comfortable speaking to each other, and have bonded well, especially in the scenes which followed in that episode. And it's pretty obvious that by then he did, looking at his reaction to the accident.

[Furythree (#66272)]

yeh but still...it was originally hinted that he liked mistuki, and ppl say haruka was his "first love" therefore u shud stay true, yet im unsure whether u count first love as person u liked/loved first or sum1 u went out with first (u dont have to love sum1 to go out with them)

[Shikama (#66793)]

Looking at the first few episodes, there really isn't that strong of a hint that he had any romantic feelings towards Mitsuki, more than they were bonding closer as friends. For instance, when he thinks Mitsuki is interested in him when she arranges the Haruka-Takayuki confrontation, he doesn't have any real reaction to the thought, eagerness, disappointment, so you could pretty well dismiss it as the average response a teenage boy would get when a girl asks him to wait somewhere. And from there he never really has romantic feelings with her.

And even in thefirst romantic...uh...."encounter" between the two (after the accident), her telling him she loved him didn't do anything to shake him out of his mood. Which is why she went....further.

[Caddberry (#27690)]

[Furythree (#66272)]

sorry, wasnt on purpose, so used to typing abbreviations it comes out naturally now lol

[m-oyaji (#66569)]

I also liked the ending, and it's because of Mitsuki, who I think a lot of people blame for her actions in ep 10. But considering that she was a spunky confident high school Olympic hopeful who gave so much to Takayuki that she had no more to give, and became a lonely unconfident girlfriend thinking herself as scume by ep 11, it was only right that Takayuki become the giver to one he has taken so much from. It is Mitsuki, not Haruka, who has become most devastated throughout the three years. For the creators to deal the ultimate blow by allowing herself to defile herself in a moment of weakness and confusion was purposeful on their part, and makes me both made and sad at the same time. The only problem in the ending was not the thematic concept, but the delivery. It was a typically cheesy dialogue that did not have the intensity of the rest of the series, particularly not being able to top the Takayuki-Haruka storybook talk at the beach, in my humble opinion.

[Shikama (#66793)]

[DarkCntry (#45489)]

[Shikama (#66793)]

It made sense until that last line

[DarkCntry (#45489)]

[m-oyaji (#66569)]

I respect your views, I'll start off with that first since I know boards don't emote very well.

[Shikama (#66793)]

[Tabris (#53299)]

As I was going through the series I thought that Haruka deserved to be together with Narumi, but when the last episode came around I am now glad that he and Mitsuki are together. I prefered Haruka all throughout the series, and at first I thought that they should be together and I still thought that till the last episode even when I knew deep down that Mitsuki would be the one to end up with Narumi. Despite that, I sincerely did hope that they did get back together then I thought...Haruka deserves more then Narumi, I'm sad that she didn't end up with the same person she loved three years ago, but she was mature enough to understand that things have changed in those three years and she can't dwell over it.

[ommait (#84363)]

Sorry to bring this back,

I loved the ending. I just really wish Shinji would have been ran over by a car or something, it seems he got off too easy.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[dave (#81437)]

holly cwap, am i late or what...
haha, just watched the anime
good story, wtf is wrong wit series like that, only up to episode 2 n they try to make u cry or sumthing lol
but, honestly, ive grown tired of animes with this kind of ending, not saying it was bad or anytinhg but, it wasnt satisfying, wasnt like a proper ending. they did show that narumi(was that his name?! i 4got) n hayase ended up together, but... didnt show any scenes of what they did after, was more like the type of ending that says" we wont show u the rest, use ur imagination n figure out how it ends"
anywayz
again, good anime... enjoyed watching it.

[Caddberry (#27690)]

dave - welcome to the forums.. Please use proper english words.. (read the rules of the forum)

[dave (#81437)]

[DarkCntry (#45489)]

[Caddberry (#27690)]

[Sean (#74551)]

[Slicer_666 (#83226)]

I loved the end of the series. Like a lot of people, I also wished to know what happened next. I hope some producer of the series read this and get excited enough to start a second season... a 3 episodes OVA´s would be enough (not refering to Akane Maniax, because a want Mitsuki and Takayuki back).

I think the reason why this series is so great is because there are no heroes and villains... they are all human. That´s why I don´t think Shinji is a jerk for sleeping with Mitsuki... but this is surely his weakness. To Shinji, Mitsuki is not "just another one". He liked her for a long time... and when she kisses him he feels like "I always wanted that secretly, but this is wrong, what should I do now?" Of course, he didn' had time to think People behaves this way. Men behaves this way. Well, maybe I just relate to him because I´ve been in a similar situation - Let´s say that I was the "Takayuki" of the story. Shinji seems to like Mitsuki a lot since highschool. I love the scene where he punches his friend. That shows not only the anger for what Takayuki is making Mitsuki feel, but the anger of being impotent. Shinji likes her, but lost her forever. Shinji beats Takayuki because he feels envious. This is human nature. Nice, we understand that, we relate to that.[/quote]

[charn (#40191)]

Actually, the ending is the best episode of the series. Characters who have been cardboards from the first thirteen episodes immediately changed their personalities to become 'real' characters.

Akane is easily the most admirable character in KgNE. I mean, with all she has to go through and she still works hard to qualify for Olympics, she is indeed a great person.

About Mitsuki, I think the way she reacts is kinda unrealistic. She gave up swimming just because her friend *got* into the accident ? heh ? I was like, how come these two things relate with each other ? Had I been Mitsuki although I would still go to visit Haruka occasionally, I would not give up my swimming only because of that. Let alone to give up university and my future just to take care of one jerk, Takayuki. I mean, let him suffer. Let him starve. Then he will realize himself that he is being stupid. Had Mitsuki not care for him at all, he would not be a jerk for a year.

Regarding about Shinji VS Mitsuki incident, I found that scene downright laughable. I mean, Shinji was protecting Mitsuki from that guy to bring her into the Love Hotel .. but afterwards he ended up bringing her into that place by himself ? I was like, WTF ? I mean, had Mitsuki and that guy are already in the Love Hotel and Mitsuki was naked in the first place and Shinji burst in to save her (like in normal soap opera) then if after he saved her from that guy .. and then he was trying to look after Mitsuki and Mitsuki initiated the move like that and he f*cked her, then I can accept that ! But come on, they were fighting in front of the hotel .. then on the next scene, Shinji and Mitsuki already checked in to the hotel ? WTF ? And hey, this is Love Hotel, not Sheraton or Hyatt. People check in into these places for sex. Those two scenes totally contradict themselves badly ! But then, that's not surprising is it ? because just like most soap operas, if event A does not happen, there won't be event B. And after event B happened, character would behave in a C manner, or else there won't be event D ..

And considering Takayuki and Mitsuki's sucky working abilities, it is laughable that the HQ wants Takayuki to become a full time staff in the administration department. I mean, morons like him managing business ? Oh hell, I can't imagine ! And Mitsuki .. I mean, damn, her employer is indeed the kindest employer on earth .. Had I been her boss, I would have expelled her on the first three days that she went absent minded .. Oh, I wouldn't care if she said "I am having a problem with my b/f." This is working time, for god's sake. Leave your personal problems at home. I am paying you to work for me. I am not going to tolerate seeing you working suckily ! This is business, not charity.

But hey, this is anime, what do you expect ? Besides, if I were to recommend this or not, I would recommend it anyway. Because I know that people like to watch this kind of crap. I know I do .. LoL

[Kainy (#22295)]

Mitsuki quit swimming because of the accident, and her blaming herself for it, and the fact that she was doing her best to keep Takayuki from just wasting away and dying of self-neglect.

It is very difficult to push your body and mind to conquer new limits when you're depressed and taking care of someone who's even more depressed.

I would've liked to see some of the post-ending things, but am overall pretty happy with how it ended up. The beginning and middle of the series are my preferred parts, though.

[charn (#40191)]